Beebe Skidmore aimed to offset bold gestures with subtle details, balance openness and privacy, and to capture natural light to create a sense of surprising interior expansiveness within the parameters of a city infill lot. The aesthetic of the 5-bedroom, 4000-SF house is influenced by the owners’ attraction to spare, clean lines, and judicious use of color and material punches. It is set in the Alameda-Beaumont neighborhood of Northeast Portland.